Overview
- On city order, Munich’s fire brigade, accompanied by police, used a crane to dismantle the unauthorized wooden ramp that had revived the wave over Christmas.
- Unknown individuals installed the makeshift beam on December 25, briefly enabling surfing before authorities cleared all fixtures.
- The environmental department says wave‑building structures are illegal and potentially life‑threatening under an existing general order, citing April’s fatal accident as context.
- The wave has been absent since an October streambed cleaning, and a coordinated, science‑backed trial was shelved when surf groups rejected city conditions as unworkable.
- Third Mayor Verena Dietl pledged immediate dialogue toward a legally secure solution as surf groups push for a less restrictive test and the row takes on election‑season significance.